i'm human

i'm not slow
i'm not dumb
i'm not broken.

each day i grow
i understand
i pray.

understanding is difficult
hearing is impossible
speaking is invisible.

I learn to speak
I learn to listen
I learn to hear.

no matter how many times
I repeat.

the tears in my eyes
the shake within my body
i cry.

to understand one
you have to know
another.

i'm not slow
i'm not dumb
i'm not broken.

though i'm human